Father & Son Salmon Fishing on Columbia

Jesse and his father (Jesse L. Meek) have fished the Columbia River ever since Jesse was a little boy and today Jesse continues the tradition with his son Clayton. Clayton's first salmon fishing trip - the 6 years old boy caught a 35 lbs fall Chinook. Seeing is believing.

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Thank you Mankind. My arms would have fallen off theirs sockets - either that or I'm swimming with it! Smile! Tina

Mankind says ... on Wednesday, Sep 1 at 11:59 AM

You are welcome Tina.I love the old newspaper piccy too.My Dad and myself used to spend alot of time fishing out of Winchester Bay and caught many salmon over the years.We would go over from here(Roseburg) when it was hot and just stay for a week.

best fisherman says ... on Wednesday, Sep 1 at 6:39 PM

Thanks for the comments. I sure had a hard time reeling that one in.

Wayno says ... on Sunday, Sep 5 at 11:56 AM

Nice fish Clayton but what about releasing wild fish?
Looks like it has a adipose fin on its back = WILD

Jesse says ... on Monday, Oct 4 at 8:41 PM

What about releasing wild fish? Is this important? This season does not require an adipose fin clip to retain a salmon. One of the reasons no adipose fin is required is that ODFW and WDFD do not clip all hatchery fish. No adipose fin does NOT=WILD.

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